PROGRAMA DE INCUBACIÓN PARA EMPRENDEDORES VERDES

WHAT?
The program supports entrepreneurial people by providing the tools and structure to take an initial idea for a green product or service, and turn it into a solid business plan. For this, experts in the field of sustainability, business development, and ecodesign will be coaching sessions combining small doses of theory and a great amount of hand-on activities.

The program has been designed around the following topics:

• Session 1: Introduction & strategy
• Session 2: Designing green solutions
• Session 3: Implementing a sustainable business model
• Session 4: Managing a startup
• Session 5: Communicating your solution

WHAT DO YOU GET?
This is a great opportunity for those entrepreneurial people that have thought of a business idea in the field of sustainability, and that need the necessary support to further work on it. The program is free of charge for selected entrepreneurs.

By participating, you get:

• A copy of the upcoming CPRAC’s the Mediterranean Program Training Guide;
• Hands on support on the initial steps of funding a green business idea;
• The necessary elements to build a green business plan;
• Access to a network of local and international green entrepreneurs;  

FOR WHO IS THIS?
This program has been specially designed for first time entrepreneurs with an initial green business idea, as well as for professionals working on an established company that would like to explore new green business projects.
The program is held in English, and therefore, a good understanding of this language is recommended.

AGENDA & HOW TO TAKE PART
When interested to take part, please do fill this online form. We will contact you very soon after that to inform you about the suitability of your idea within program. What follows are three relevant dates to take into account (timetables to be confirmed soon):

• 11 October - Inscription period ends
• 15 October - Session 1: Introduction & strategy(by Emprendae)
• 23 October - Session 2: Designing green solutions(by Inèdit Innovació)
• 29 October - Session 3: Implementing a sustainable business model (by Emprendae)
• 5 November - Session 4: Managing a startup (by Emprendae)
• 15 November - Session 5: Communicating your solution (by Emprendae)

MENTORING TEAM
This program is supported by a team of experts in the field of sustainability, business development, and ecodesign.

Jesus Iglesias Saugar (Empredae), Green entrepreneurship expert. Co-founder of Emprendae, a social enterprise comitted to empowering green entrepreneurs and providing global sustainability solutions. http://www.emprendae.es

Dr. Jordi Oliver Solá (Inèdit Innovació),PhDin Environmental Sciences, postgraduate in Eco Design. He holds a broad expertise in Eco Design and Life Cycle Assessment of products and services. He is assistant professor at Elisava (UPF) and in numerous masters and postgraduate courses.  http://www.ineditinnova.com

Dr. Ramón Farreny (Inèdit Innovació), PhD in Environmental Sciences and Technology, and qualified on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development. He has extensive experience on Eco Design and environmental assessment tools. He is assistant professor at Elisava (UPF) and UAB.  http://www.ineditinnova.com

Oriol Pascual (Enviu Barcelona), business developer and sustainable innovation consultant. Currently Oriol is the director of Enviu Barcelona. Oriol has been responsible for the development of the clean tech business incubator Dnamo, and the launch of the equity-based crowdfunding platform ImpactCrowd.  http://enviu.org

Participate through: Mediterranean Training Program - Project Selection

For questions about the program, contact Oriol Pascual (oriol@enviu.org) 

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